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Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Milton To Address Speeding

One reason Milton residents decided to become a city, although it was down on the list, was to hire more police to control rampant speeding.Now that the city has been established for a couple of years, speeding is moving toward the top of issues to be addressed; the city has scheduled an entire meeting dedicated to the topic on Thursday.

The meeting was prompted by complaints by residents over motorists speeding through neighborhoods on popular roads and cut-throughs.

Public Safety Director Chris Lagerbloom said the format and the agenda are pretty open so citizens can bring up whatever traffic enforcement issues they want. He said he plans to bring data to illustrate what works and what doesn’t.“We are hoping for some dialogue so that people understand the challenges and possibilities,” Lagerbloom said. “It’s a double-edged sword. I’ve also got people who when you send an officer out there, you get an e-mail asking if you’ve raised enough money yet.”

City staff also will explain changing speed limits on some Milton streets and roads.The meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday at City Hall, 13000 Deerfield Road.

You obviously missed what I was saying when I said it sounded simple...

I was referring to people complaining about getting caught doing something illegal, not to whether or not the job of Public Safety Director was simple...

We don't need our Public Safety Director making comments that would lead one to believe that he feels pressured "not" to give out traffic citations just because people complain about a ticket that "they" received because "they" were in violation.

If you get a citation for whatever reason and you are in the wrong, then you have no reason whatsoever to complain...and "that" sounds pretty damn simple to me.

As a retraction of one of my earlier statements, I must apologize for my comments regarding Chris Lagerbloom.

In the past year he has had to assume both the role of Public Safety Director and Acting City Manager...I'm sure that this huge increase in responsibility was not an easy burden.

Also, in watching a local reporter tonight, not Jason Wright, I do realize that it is very easy to be taken out of context when making statements. I'm now apt to assume that many times the reporter (once again, not Jason Wright)is likely to make something an issue where none exists.

"Trevor", or Travis Allen as re is affectionately refered to, is a citizen who likes to show up to everything, has helped out a lot in the past with the round-up, and loves to say negative things all the time. He likes to complain and is not shy about gaining such a reputation.

He is not a happy or satisfied person, which stems from some experiences that he had while he was about 3.